A rock'n'roll idol is drafted into the wrong regiment.A rock'n'roll idol is drafted into the wrong regiment.A rock'n'roll idol is drafted into the wrong regiment.
Gordon Boyd
- Cpl. Nerking
- (as Gordon Needham)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn one scene, Anthony Newley and his pals go the cinema where a movie called The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) is playing. This is an inside joke; it was one of Newley's and David Lodge's earlier films.
- GoofsThee convertible that Sid James is driving changes from a Ford Consul to a Zephyr and back to a Consul during the escape from the theatre.
- Quotes
Burton Bassett: You like her, don't you?
Joseph Jackson: Yeah.
Burton Bassett: You want to know her name.
Joseph Jackson: Yeah.
Burton Bassett: Take her out.
Joseph Jackson: Yeah.
Burton Bassett: Dancing.
Joseph Jackson: Yeah.
Burton Bassett: Well you ain't. You're going to clean those flipping windows.
Joseph Jackson: Alright, mate.
Burton Bassett: SIR!
- ConnectionsFeatures The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
- SoundtracksIdle Rock-A-Boogie
by Anthony Newley and Joe Henderson
Arranged by Bill Shepherd
Performed by Anthony Newley (uncredited)
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Early appearance by Clive Dunn. Plays a reporter early in the film. Uncredited.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Idle on Parade
- Filming locations
- Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(Studio, uncredited)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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